El Tardeo, is the newish tapas bar owned and managed by next-door Binomio, our favorite Spanish restaurant in Singapore. Open from the late afternoon for the Spanish tapas-bar-hopping habit called “tapeo” (the name is a mix of “tarde” meaning afternoon and “tapeo“), El Tardeo’s interiors are simple with a large bar on one end and several bar tables …
In bustling Chinatown are several small streets where Singapore’s hip and happening restaurants are located. Shophouses line these tiny streets and one after another, they have been dolled up on the outside and restored on the inside for the many young chefs starting out. Created by Jason Atherton, a Gordon Ramsay alum from Verre in …
In order to move on, I need to close our Dorado chapter and start our Singapore life so what better way to end than with my final Puerto Rico post on the dinners we had Mi Casa by Jose Andres. The menu is divided into four parts – Tapas and Antojitos (starters of mostly tapas), …
It’s taken a few weeks to get this blog post together but it’s finally here – my annual best of 2012. The first two were unique and fantastic in every way. The next three are the best of Puerto Rico followed by the three best in Las Vegas and finally, the two best casual eats, …
On our last Saturday evening in Miami, I had scheduled for us to have dinner at Pubbelly, one of the Miami beach’s foodie musts. Opened by three friends, two of them Puerto Ricans and one Spanish, this “gastropub” has been the go-to place for both Miami beach residents and visiting foodies. I had heard about the …
A few weeks back we were invited to dinner at Compostela, which I was so looking forward to as this is one of San Juans’ top restaurants for tapas and Spanish cuisine. This Galician-owned restaurant opened in 1982 where it has maintained its’ reputation for fine Spanish cuisine. Recently renovated and turned into a restaurant with …
My Best of the Year post takes time to complete. I go through all the meals of the past year and make a short list of the places that really impressed me with an unforgettable meal. It doesn’t have to be a fancy restaurant, it’s all about the food and the experience. Since 2011 was …
Travels with a Gourmet 